PrepTest 37, Section 3, Question 22
The druid stones discovered in Ireland are very, very old. But this particular druid stone was discovered in Scotland; hence, it must be of more recent vintage.
The druid stones discovered in Ireland are very, very old. But this particular druid stone was discovered in Scotland; hence, it must be of more recent vintage.
The druid stones discovered in Ireland are very, very old. But this particular druid stone was discovered in Scotland; hence, it must be of more recent vintage.
The druid stones discovered in Ireland are very, very old. But this particular druid stone was discovered in Scotland; hence, it must be of more recent vintage.
The argument is flawed because it
allows a key term to shift in meaning from one use to the next
takes the fact that most members of a group have a certain property to constitute evidence that all members of the group have that property
takes for granted the very claim that it sets out to establish
presumes without justification that what was true of the members of a group in the past will continue to be true of them in the future
takes the fact that all members of a group have a certain property to constitute evidence that the members of the group are the only things with that property
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